The last little while we have been talking about shrinking our gear down due to the sheer weight of it. We have traveled the last couple of years and I’m telling you, after carrying that heavy bag through many airports alone, I was more than ever ready for a change.

Full frame DSLR kits are a chore to carry around, that’s for sure. I had shot Nikons for several years and I love that stuff. I’d accumulated some top notch glass and it I’ll miss that stuff for a long time. Our new stuff is fine quality but it feels very different.

I have to just get past my old gear and embrace the new stuff and get on with it.Nat-Geo hasn’t been calling me wanting my work and at my age that isn’t likely to happen. :) It’s time for me to go lighter and be happy, it’s a hobby, something to be enjoyed, right?

We went to the Micro Four Thirds sensor. Considerably smaller than our full frame monsters, therefore a smaller size and noticeably lighter gear! I DO like that! But what about quality? This photo is a hawk we found nearby and it was posing so nicely in that beautiful light, I even overlooked the choice of perches.